English > genus Cichorium: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | chicory. |
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Synonym | Cichorium |
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Member of | Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family | plants with heads composed of many florets |
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Members | chicory, succory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus | perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads |
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endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia | Widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green |
Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
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Spanish | cichorium, género acichorium, genus cichorium |
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Catalan | cichorium, Cichorium, genus cichorium |
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